Low seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in feral pigs from a remote island lacking cats

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 839-841

  Dubey, J P ^c   Rollor, E A ^a,c   Smith, Kirk ^a,c   Kwok, O C H ^c   Thulliez, P ^b,c  

^a Anatomic Pathology Service Department of Veterinary Pathobiology College of Veterinary   (United States)

^b Institut de Puericulture   (France)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCAPTOETHANOL; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CAT; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEROPREVALENCE; SWINE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

AGE FACTORS; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CATS; DYE DILUTION TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030782127     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284277     Document Type: Article

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